{"id":28542,"date":"2008-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shabeer-ahmed-vs-town-municipality-bantwala-on-15-july-2008"},"modified":"2015-03-09T18:29:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T12:59:25","slug":"shabeer-ahmed-vs-town-municipality-bantwala-on-15-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/shabeer-ahmed-vs-town-municipality-bantwala-on-15-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"Shabeer Ahmed vs Town Municipality Bantwala on 15 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Shabeer Ahmed vs Town Municipality Bantwala on 15 July, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n<pre> \n\nnxmn ms THE 1511* am? 0:?  \nT   X  \nTHE Honmw MR.   \nWRIT 'go.    \n\n \n\nSHABEER mama;-.      \ns\/0 samzm\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01. AGED Aaonrraz \nREPRESEEi'FE\u00a3_3--\u00abBi'\n\nor-' A11'0RN--.EY7,-. ERBAMM at 0' \nAGED    \nR\/OFZVBADHWM;   .  \n\n13.x.    \n\nL X     mrmoma\n(@313: Am  Am.)\n\n  .BA m'iilAL, nx\n\n3   ~2._  Passmmrr\n\nV. _ TOWN MUNICIPALITY. BANTWAL\n\" DAKSHIHA KANRADA\n\n (By an H B iszamvzmwvmnmy\n\nTHIS WW3' PEl'l'l'!OR [S FILED 1.185% ARTWCIE 2%\nAND 227 OF'I'I'iE CONS'I'!'I'U'I'lOIi 0!'? I\ufb01mh PRAYIKG 'PO\nQUASH THE PROCLAMA'i'iO\u00a7 OF AUCTION 861.8 D1'.\n\nJ\u00a3\"d\\\n\n\n\n2\n\n22.2.2008 IN so FAR AS 11* RELATES To mam   \n\nCONCERNED WI-HCH IS monucan ANNEXI.IRE\u00bb-.A'.--...V:' _\n\nTHIS Pmmon, comma  \n\nmy THE coum MADE THE maumwma:  - _ _ %\n\n \n\n0R\ufb01\u00a7E__ \nThe gea\ufb01omr   on business of\nvending muttqn[i rs..a   lat mspoment\npmclaznm\ufb01o\ufb01 \u00a7g ;\ufb01 act? are A for auction sale\nof  Mutton stan at Item No.1,\n\namongst tuatbci?-_  _,   this petition.\n\nJ  '2;   is opposed by \ufb02ing statarncat of\n\n   31.3.2003 ofthc mspondcnts inter alia\n\n   bemg' a statutory authority oonstitutc\u00e9\n\n under  xmmtarsa Municipalities Act, 1964, in short\n\n% \u00a71\u00a7e\"2\u00a7ct, is empowcmd by Soc.244 ofthe Act to dispose of\n\nl 3;y public auction or othenwise the privilege of oecupymg\n\n'axzystallorspaee forcarxying onhusinwaudintbc\n\ninstantcmc,i'a:mNo.1beinganmtkon stalinwantonly Er\nthe pmw ofmta\ufb02vcndingdmu\ufb01onkpntup \ufb01far\n\n\n\n\n\n3 \nauction for thcperiod 1.-4.91108 to31.3.2009.!t'1g \ufb01;'fti;uer\n\nstated that the peti\ufb01nu having paItic'mau:d  _\n\npubhuc auction in respect 0! the same sta\ufb01, -\u00ab \n\n1.4.2007 to 31.3.2003 o\ufb01crad me jbi1g?.1\u00a7a..84.1\u00a7d;.--V.'\n\npublic auc\ufb01on and the clahn     the\n\n3. me 6:?  by the learned\n\nhosi3\"}c -.  V 111113.'   the matter of mum' me\n   auction ofthc right to use the\n\n    use ofall other stalls am not put to\n\n    auction, cannot be emmtenancnd.\n\n 4\".'  the notice Anmaxme A is to dispose\n\no\ufb01hizy  auctzb 1; the pave' ledg: of  ' the nine'\n\n  st:.;~.l_}s  the mutton stail at S}.Ho.1, e\ufb01'whic' h the\n\n' being the highest bidder, wm h occupation for\n\n period 1.4.3007 to 31.3.2008. Un\u00e9oubmdly, the\n\nprivilegetouae publicpopertyiskahedisposedo\ufb01hy\n\n% Mi\n\n\n\n4\n\nPublic mama' . hr the domznm' t  '  6; 'L   \n\nwhen there is maximum public \nhas an opportunity to  jju \n\nme, the lat respondent  of  under<\/pre>\n<p>Sec.72 of the Act   Kaznataka<br \/>\nM  &#8216; &#8221;  Copies and<br \/>\nMwne-m       for am am.\n<\/p>\n<p>72   competence of Municipal<br \/>\nCouncifteo  or othe1wne&#8217; transfer may<br \/>\nmoygaamr  Rule m<\/p>\n<p>  the pxoccdtme I&#8217;m it-spent of lease<br \/>\n    &#8216;R movable and nnmovah&#8217; 1:: pmperI:Ies&#8217; 4 the:<\/p>\n<p>  zmzthodology adopmd by the lat<\/p>\n<p>  : &#8216;v\u00bb-.A;3m_I\u00a7:rt3rcannotbutbc said tube man amdvalid. &#8220;K<\/p>\n<p> ~&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>S. Thcobae1vationsofD%Bc1u:hd&#8217;thisC;3-311511<\/p>\n<p>MOI-IAN P sorzu -vs&#8211; STATE or KARNATAKA .2<\/p>\n<p>following&#8217; the deems&#8217; &#8216; :1 in JAICHAND \u00abifs.  <\/p>\n<p>Mtm1c1PALm !2OBEl2&#8217;I&#8217;SONPE&#8217;I&#8217;?,,: &#8220;While  1 <\/p>\n<p>said pmntisiona. in the creams&#8217;    1 _ 7]&#8217;<br \/>\n&#8216;xxxx xxxx  9f<br \/>\npuhiicity to the  &#8216;as<br \/>\nrespect of a   to albcal<br \/>\nauthority before it&#8221; gm.   Vila: is quite<br \/>\nobmm   \\&#8217; 3&#8243; mm<\/p>\n<p>gag.    income and so<br \/>\n  of the Munnmal&#8217; &#8216;<br \/>\ntightshafavmxrof<br \/>\n _  they an inwrestcd.\n<\/p>\n<p> the pmissons of Rule 39<\/p>\n<p>   overlooked. It is a mmdntoxy rule<\/p>\n<p> protect public revcnuc. Matters<br \/>\nA   to public mcvenue cannot be desk with<\/p>\n<p>L *  Whateverdoncinthatreganiahouldbedonein\n<\/p>\n<p> -=&#8217;aocox1iancewith1aw,which,?1ntheimtantcaac,<\/p>\n<p>mquirmduepubticzitytnbegimtodhposeof<br \/>\nthep1&#8217;opertyintheptcscrihedm%*.<\/p>\n<p>H<\/p>\n<p>= (199212 rum L.J. 245403<br \/>\n2 1975(1) FEAR 1&#8230;}. so<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">5 <\/span><br \/>\n&#8216;Section 72 &#8216;B a fuzther <\/p>\n<p>Publicity given to the pmpoaal of <\/p>\n<p>Coun\ufb02 to dbpoee ofpaoperty xighm   &#8216;A <\/p>\n<p>39 would at\ufb01rmt 0&amp;2&#8217;:\n<\/p>\n<p>in acquiring such righm<br \/>\nenable the State Govene e nt<br \/>\ncontemplated by   _  or. .\n<\/p>\n<p>not be given.   fa, thaw-me,<br \/>\ncomplcmenmy to ;?&#8221;:2  operate<\/p>\n<p> \u00a33-., &#8216;n_ gt  &#8216; &#8216; in the public<br \/>\nauc\ufb01onh\ufb01  *   and being&#8217; the hams&#8217; t ladder&#8217;<br \/>\nfor  usc4&#8243;4b\u00a3 thehv&#8221;Me&#8217;\u00a2tteii Stall for the period 1.4.2007 to<\/p>\n<p> &lt;     right to continue in the ab]! heyund<br \/>\n    :. f\u00a7&#039;hus the pe1momr&#039; &#039; cmnot thwart- the scum&#039;<\/p>\n<p> M1Jn1c1pahty. L  &#039; to secure the law t bid m the manage&#039;<\/p>\n<p>&#039;gof  the Mutton Stall for the year 2&amp;3-09, in a<\/p>\n<p>   wow&#039; u-\n<\/p>\n<p>7.mmmma &amp;m<\/p>\n<p>whic:hisw1i:tla1&#8217;geinitsaupe1&#8217;\ufb01cialandcu1xoI&#8217;ynm:1c,<\/p>\n<p>M<\/p>\n<p>_*-TM.\n<\/p>\n<p>withontmfcmnoctomlcvantmatexial. Even\ufb01umingtha<br \/>\nthehiunicipalitydixiawaywiththepaivilegcofuscafothcr<br \/>\nstalk in the same loca\ufb01ifothcxwisn: than by <\/p>\n<p>auction, that by itself and nothing me,  _<\/p>\n<p>perpetuation of an illegality. by applying If &amp;<br \/>\nAn. 14 ofthe Constitution, in   &#8221;  qumm.&#8217; &#8216;  <\/p>\n<p>The petitioner cannot be  mm&#8230; <\/p>\n<pre>I. . . . I M 146%:     so\nwhen non: of the     as this\n\npetition.\n\n8.  It   of equal pmtectim\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>embmees   of &#8216;State action&#8217;, when an<\/p>\n<p>ma&#8217; ind&#8217; ;:;.a1;f_3d,a.u\u00b0&#8221;  &#8216;Ami   &#8216; inthc I\ufb02attcrofcxgpgggg.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>     &#8230;.. .. &#8221; of . . M . .\n<\/p>\n<p>      of granhng&#8217; pxxv\ufb01y c.n:mp\ufb02ms&#8217; amd<br \/>\nV    position is well settled by a \u00abmama of<\/p>\n<p> %   &#8216;mas games the subjact matter ofthe legamxm&#8217; &#8216; is<br \/>\n  same, in other wards the action must not be arbIhmy&#8217; .<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<p>9. The Apex Court in<br \/>\nNEW 1331411 MUNCIPAL  Asian<br \/>\nohwmd mm Q      &#8216;  V<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;xxx xxx   14 of the<br \/>\n    an-013*!<\/p>\n<p>High&#8217;    eiesm of eqmny<\/p>\n<p> kiifkeaeze eeaneea, &#8216;1 than<\/p>\n<p>emu:   md perpetuate<\/p>\n<p>_    so others. 8:59: a<br \/>\n  equemy clause ;e upheld a<\/p>\n<p>V A W g;;u\u00a3sjt.iie,fcsmblis!wd by the pc\ufb01tioncr that ha<br \/>\n   just and ma, ha been denied to<br \/>\n  it has been cxtended to others and<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  10. min in SECRETARY, Jmpmz Dsvsinmwxr<\/p>\n<p>T  &#8220;&#8221;Au&#8217;moRrrv, JAIPUR &#8212;ee- muwr mu. JAIN Arm<\/p>\n<p>M<\/p>\n<p>5 1996(2) sec 459<\/p>\n<p>1!)<\/p>\n<p>to equals and similarly ckmnnstmccd<br \/>\ncannot be given the  st:   &#8221; A<\/p>\n<p> &#8216; &#8216; &#8216; &#8216; n. V&#8217;i\u00a3_jwc   to<\/p>\n<p>  person claim<br \/>\n   14 for  ?\n<\/p>\n<p>The answcif &#8216;No&#8217;. In a converse<\/p>\n<p>,,   in   instance, one my be wrong but<\/p>\n<p>A theWxongo1dermnotbcth:\u00a3o1n3da\ufb02onfsx&#8217;<br \/>\n  stamd mm, ms was must be<\/p>\n<p>A   upon enforceable right to \u00abmm: mm to<br \/>\n  equality trait for  t thzreef.<br \/>\n V&#8217;  Avwwmng decision by the Gavemmut does not<br \/>\n  givearightaoensomemewmngonicxaadchaim<\/p>\n<p>parityorequality. &#8216;Fwowm@enmncw:rnaakc<br \/>\naright.:arxxxxxxx&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;V<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>12. The concept of eqzmlity under<br \/>\npositive concept, cod when an  &#8220;&#8216;<br \/>\n or a group    <\/p>\n<p> cannot  the  Gr on<br \/>\nthe gzound of oeciat    concept cannot<br \/>\nbe en\ufb01\ufb01oed in o   toe writ<br \/>\njurisdiction     advauocea by the<br \/>\nLearned   the oectotctton ad&#8217;<br \/>\nlaw,   af equality undcr Art.14 of the<br \/>\ncccotitooa:o,tt  is not only a mtcotic<\/p>\n<p>plcag but is  V&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>   &#8216; &#8216; nadvaxwed by the petitioner&#8221; &#8216; , oontlmy<\/p>\n<p> to 4Iomv \u00a7}\u00a2at:la4&#8242; mm by the Apex Court in seven: jud1cml&#8217; &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>  In the circumstances, I deem it \ufb01t to<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; cxcm.p1otycoetwhi1edtomosmg&#8217; &#8216; &#8216; thepehtxm&#8221; .<\/p>\n<p>Nx<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The writ petition is without merit   <\/p>\n<p>mm&#8217; cost of Rs.500()]&#8211; payabap-~*&#8217;m.Am\u00a7    V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>municipality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Shabeer Ahmed vs Town Municipality Bantwala on 15 July, 2008 Author: Ram Mohan Reddy nxmn ms THE 1511* am? 0:? 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